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Tabard
Medium
silk, glass beads, gelatin sequins
Measurements
100.6 cm (centre back) 52.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
(France)
Accession Number
1565-D5
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Vivian Pearl, 1968
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work

This Tabard repeats a geometric pattern that anticipates the design of the Chrysler building completed in 1928. A mosaic of silver beads over midnight blue sequins evoke the upwards movement of the skyscraper, reflecting the era’s obsession with constructed symbols of industrial progress.